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    What has your research on this shown you? For example: was it ever used as a weapon?

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    Why would anyone use a yo-yo as a weapon? Were stones in such a short supply that you have to retrieve it after each throw? And what kind of target is where you want to throw stones at it multiple times from a distance of a meter or two at most?

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    Why would anyone use a yo-yo as a weapon? Were stones in such a short supply that you have to retrieve it after each throw? And what kind of target is where you want to throw stones at it multiple times from a distance of a meter or two at most?

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    What has your research on this shown you? For example: was it ever used as a weapon?

    – LangLangC
    46 mins ago








  • 1





    Why would anyone use a yo-yo as a weapon? Were stones in such a short supply that you have to retrieve it after each throw? And what kind of target is where you want to throw stones at it multiple times from a distance of a meter or two at most?

    – vsz
    13 mins ago














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    What has your research on this shown you? For example: was it ever used as a weapon?

    – LangLangC
    46 mins ago








  • 1





    Why would anyone use a yo-yo as a weapon? Were stones in such a short supply that you have to retrieve it after each throw? And what kind of target is where you want to throw stones at it multiple times from a distance of a meter or two at most?

    – vsz
    13 mins ago








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What has your research on this shown you? For example: was it ever used as a weapon?

– LangLangC
46 mins ago







What has your research on this shown you? For example: was it ever used as a weapon?

– LangLangC
46 mins ago






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Why would anyone use a yo-yo as a weapon? Were stones in such a short supply that you have to retrieve it after each throw? And what kind of target is where you want to throw stones at it multiple times from a distance of a meter or two at most?

– vsz
13 mins ago





Why would anyone use a yo-yo as a weapon? Were stones in such a short supply that you have to retrieve it after each throw? And what kind of target is where you want to throw stones at it multiple times from a distance of a meter or two at most?

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History of the Yo-yo Origins




The origin of the yo-yo is still under argument, but documentaries that have been made show that it came from Greece. It is rumored that it was used as a weapon for hunting game or other land animals. Although physics may prove the use of the yo-yo as a hunting tool to be ineffective, the concept of being able to retry a missed throw of an object was still an amazing feat. But people still have, to this day, believed it to be a weapon. The yo-yos was actually first made by the Duncan yo-yo demonstrators in the 1930s and the yo-yo today is now considered a weapon due to the Duncan brothers making up the rumor of it being a weapon, this was done as a marketing strategy. Since the time of the Duncan brothers' making of the rumor, people have tried to use it as a weapon but in all cases it has failed. The rumor still stands today and many people still believe but it in fact isn't more than a child's toy.







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    You seem to be quoting text from a site called yoyo.fandom.com, which provides no source materials and no references for any of the claims it makes. Is this really such a trustworthy site?

    – terdon
    4 hours ago






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    @terdon: When a fandom site disclaims something (the "yo-yo as weapon" being no more than a marketing gag), that's much more believable than if they were claiming something (the yo-yo being a weapon).

    – DevSolar
    3 hours ago






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    @SolarMike no, I don't but I'm not the one presenting this as an answer :) It may well be true, for all I know. I'm just saying that the source doesn't seem particularly credible and phrases like "documentaries [...] show" and the fact that the quote seems to both claim an Ancient Greek origin and that yo-yos were created in the 30s, combined with the complete lack of any references to back any of the claims up, make the quote feel suspect. It just seems like the musing of some random internet person.

    – terdon
    1 hour ago






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    @DevSolar and it may well be true. I just don't see any reason to take this particular source as authoritative.

    – terdon
    1 hour ago






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    I second terdon's scepticism: "fandom", formerly known as "wikia", is a set of wiki sites some of which have just a handful of enthusiastic users and no editorial rigour at all. They may be useful as starting points in searching for more evidence, but they should not be trusted as an authoritative source in their own right, and more than you should trust "iloveyoyos.blogspot.com", or a post on Facebook headed "did you know?"

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History of the Yo-yo Origins




The origin of the yo-yo is still under argument, but documentaries that have been made show that it came from Greece. It is rumored that it was used as a weapon for hunting game or other land animals. Although physics may prove the use of the yo-yo as a hunting tool to be ineffective, the concept of being able to retry a missed throw of an object was still an amazing feat. But people still have, to this day, believed it to be a weapon. The yo-yos was actually first made by the Duncan yo-yo demonstrators in the 1930s and the yo-yo today is now considered a weapon due to the Duncan brothers making up the rumor of it being a weapon, this was done as a marketing strategy. Since the time of the Duncan brothers' making of the rumor, people have tried to use it as a weapon but in all cases it has failed. The rumor still stands today and many people still believe but it in fact isn't more than a child's toy.







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  • 6





    You seem to be quoting text from a site called yoyo.fandom.com, which provides no source materials and no references for any of the claims it makes. Is this really such a trustworthy site?

    – terdon
    4 hours ago






  • 6





    @terdon: When a fandom site disclaims something (the "yo-yo as weapon" being no more than a marketing gag), that's much more believable than if they were claiming something (the yo-yo being a weapon).

    – DevSolar
    3 hours ago






  • 3





    @SolarMike no, I don't but I'm not the one presenting this as an answer :) It may well be true, for all I know. I'm just saying that the source doesn't seem particularly credible and phrases like "documentaries [...] show" and the fact that the quote seems to both claim an Ancient Greek origin and that yo-yos were created in the 30s, combined with the complete lack of any references to back any of the claims up, make the quote feel suspect. It just seems like the musing of some random internet person.

    – terdon
    1 hour ago






  • 2





    @DevSolar and it may well be true. I just don't see any reason to take this particular source as authoritative.

    – terdon
    1 hour ago






  • 2





    I second terdon's scepticism: "fandom", formerly known as "wikia", is a set of wiki sites some of which have just a handful of enthusiastic users and no editorial rigour at all. They may be useful as starting points in searching for more evidence, but they should not be trusted as an authoritative source in their own right, and more than you should trust "iloveyoyos.blogspot.com", or a post on Facebook headed "did you know?"

    – IMSoP
    46 mins ago
















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History of the Yo-yo Origins




The origin of the yo-yo is still under argument, but documentaries that have been made show that it came from Greece. It is rumored that it was used as a weapon for hunting game or other land animals. Although physics may prove the use of the yo-yo as a hunting tool to be ineffective, the concept of being able to retry a missed throw of an object was still an amazing feat. But people still have, to this day, believed it to be a weapon. The yo-yos was actually first made by the Duncan yo-yo demonstrators in the 1930s and the yo-yo today is now considered a weapon due to the Duncan brothers making up the rumor of it being a weapon, this was done as a marketing strategy. Since the time of the Duncan brothers' making of the rumor, people have tried to use it as a weapon but in all cases it has failed. The rumor still stands today and many people still believe but it in fact isn't more than a child's toy.







share|improve this answer













Some of the information contained in this post requires additional references. Please edit to add citations to reliable sources that support the assertions made here. Unsourced material may be disputed or deleted.










  • 6





    You seem to be quoting text from a site called yoyo.fandom.com, which provides no source materials and no references for any of the claims it makes. Is this really such a trustworthy site?

    – terdon
    4 hours ago






  • 6





    @terdon: When a fandom site disclaims something (the "yo-yo as weapon" being no more than a marketing gag), that's much more believable than if they were claiming something (the yo-yo being a weapon).

    – DevSolar
    3 hours ago






  • 3





    @SolarMike no, I don't but I'm not the one presenting this as an answer :) It may well be true, for all I know. I'm just saying that the source doesn't seem particularly credible and phrases like "documentaries [...] show" and the fact that the quote seems to both claim an Ancient Greek origin and that yo-yos were created in the 30s, combined with the complete lack of any references to back any of the claims up, make the quote feel suspect. It just seems like the musing of some random internet person.

    – terdon
    1 hour ago






  • 2





    @DevSolar and it may well be true. I just don't see any reason to take this particular source as authoritative.

    – terdon
    1 hour ago






  • 2





    I second terdon's scepticism: "fandom", formerly known as "wikia", is a set of wiki sites some of which have just a handful of enthusiastic users and no editorial rigour at all. They may be useful as starting points in searching for more evidence, but they should not be trusted as an authoritative source in their own right, and more than you should trust "iloveyoyos.blogspot.com", or a post on Facebook headed "did you know?"

    – IMSoP
    46 mins ago














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History of the Yo-yo Origins




The origin of the yo-yo is still under argument, but documentaries that have been made show that it came from Greece. It is rumored that it was used as a weapon for hunting game or other land animals. Although physics may prove the use of the yo-yo as a hunting tool to be ineffective, the concept of being able to retry a missed throw of an object was still an amazing feat. But people still have, to this day, believed it to be a weapon. The yo-yos was actually first made by the Duncan yo-yo demonstrators in the 1930s and the yo-yo today is now considered a weapon due to the Duncan brothers making up the rumor of it being a weapon, this was done as a marketing strategy. Since the time of the Duncan brothers' making of the rumor, people have tried to use it as a weapon but in all cases it has failed. The rumor still stands today and many people still believe but it in fact isn't more than a child's toy.







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History of the Yo-yo Origins




The origin of the yo-yo is still under argument, but documentaries that have been made show that it came from Greece. It is rumored that it was used as a weapon for hunting game or other land animals. Although physics may prove the use of the yo-yo as a hunting tool to be ineffective, the concept of being able to retry a missed throw of an object was still an amazing feat. But people still have, to this day, believed it to be a weapon. The yo-yos was actually first made by the Duncan yo-yo demonstrators in the 1930s and the yo-yo today is now considered a weapon due to the Duncan brothers making up the rumor of it being a weapon, this was done as a marketing strategy. Since the time of the Duncan brothers' making of the rumor, people have tried to use it as a weapon but in all cases it has failed. The rumor still stands today and many people still believe but it in fact isn't more than a child's toy.








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  • 6





    You seem to be quoting text from a site called yoyo.fandom.com, which provides no source materials and no references for any of the claims it makes. Is this really such a trustworthy site?

    – terdon
    4 hours ago






  • 6





    @terdon: When a fandom site disclaims something (the "yo-yo as weapon" being no more than a marketing gag), that's much more believable than if they were claiming something (the yo-yo being a weapon).

    – DevSolar
    3 hours ago






  • 3





    @SolarMike no, I don't but I'm not the one presenting this as an answer :) It may well be true, for all I know. I'm just saying that the source doesn't seem particularly credible and phrases like "documentaries [...] show" and the fact that the quote seems to both claim an Ancient Greek origin and that yo-yos were created in the 30s, combined with the complete lack of any references to back any of the claims up, make the quote feel suspect. It just seems like the musing of some random internet person.

    – terdon
    1 hour ago






  • 2





    @DevSolar and it may well be true. I just don't see any reason to take this particular source as authoritative.

    – terdon
    1 hour ago






  • 2





    I second terdon's scepticism: "fandom", formerly known as "wikia", is a set of wiki sites some of which have just a handful of enthusiastic users and no editorial rigour at all. They may be useful as starting points in searching for more evidence, but they should not be trusted as an authoritative source in their own right, and more than you should trust "iloveyoyos.blogspot.com", or a post on Facebook headed "did you know?"

    – IMSoP
    46 mins ago














  • 6





    You seem to be quoting text from a site called yoyo.fandom.com, which provides no source materials and no references for any of the claims it makes. Is this really such a trustworthy site?

    – terdon
    4 hours ago






  • 6





    @terdon: When a fandom site disclaims something (the "yo-yo as weapon" being no more than a marketing gag), that's much more believable than if they were claiming something (the yo-yo being a weapon).

    – DevSolar
    3 hours ago






  • 3





    @SolarMike no, I don't but I'm not the one presenting this as an answer :) It may well be true, for all I know. I'm just saying that the source doesn't seem particularly credible and phrases like "documentaries [...] show" and the fact that the quote seems to both claim an Ancient Greek origin and that yo-yos were created in the 30s, combined with the complete lack of any references to back any of the claims up, make the quote feel suspect. It just seems like the musing of some random internet person.

    – terdon
    1 hour ago






  • 2





    @DevSolar and it may well be true. I just don't see any reason to take this particular source as authoritative.

    – terdon
    1 hour ago






  • 2





    I second terdon's scepticism: "fandom", formerly known as "wikia", is a set of wiki sites some of which have just a handful of enthusiastic users and no editorial rigour at all. They may be useful as starting points in searching for more evidence, but they should not be trusted as an authoritative source in their own right, and more than you should trust "iloveyoyos.blogspot.com", or a post on Facebook headed "did you know?"

    – IMSoP
    46 mins ago








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You seem to be quoting text from a site called yoyo.fandom.com, which provides no source materials and no references for any of the claims it makes. Is this really such a trustworthy site?

– terdon
4 hours ago





You seem to be quoting text from a site called yoyo.fandom.com, which provides no source materials and no references for any of the claims it makes. Is this really such a trustworthy site?

– terdon
4 hours ago




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@terdon: When a fandom site disclaims something (the "yo-yo as weapon" being no more than a marketing gag), that's much more believable than if they were claiming something (the yo-yo being a weapon).

– DevSolar
3 hours ago





@terdon: When a fandom site disclaims something (the "yo-yo as weapon" being no more than a marketing gag), that's much more believable than if they were claiming something (the yo-yo being a weapon).

– DevSolar
3 hours ago




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@SolarMike no, I don't but I'm not the one presenting this as an answer :) It may well be true, for all I know. I'm just saying that the source doesn't seem particularly credible and phrases like "documentaries [...] show" and the fact that the quote seems to both claim an Ancient Greek origin and that yo-yos were created in the 30s, combined with the complete lack of any references to back any of the claims up, make the quote feel suspect. It just seems like the musing of some random internet person.

– terdon
1 hour ago





@SolarMike no, I don't but I'm not the one presenting this as an answer :) It may well be true, for all I know. I'm just saying that the source doesn't seem particularly credible and phrases like "documentaries [...] show" and the fact that the quote seems to both claim an Ancient Greek origin and that yo-yos were created in the 30s, combined with the complete lack of any references to back any of the claims up, make the quote feel suspect. It just seems like the musing of some random internet person.

– terdon
1 hour ago




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@DevSolar and it may well be true. I just don't see any reason to take this particular source as authoritative.

– terdon
1 hour ago





@DevSolar and it may well be true. I just don't see any reason to take this particular source as authoritative.

– terdon
1 hour ago




2




2





I second terdon's scepticism: "fandom", formerly known as "wikia", is a set of wiki sites some of which have just a handful of enthusiastic users and no editorial rigour at all. They may be useful as starting points in searching for more evidence, but they should not be trusted as an authoritative source in their own right, and more than you should trust "iloveyoyos.blogspot.com", or a post on Facebook headed "did you know?"

– IMSoP
46 mins ago





I second terdon's scepticism: "fandom", formerly known as "wikia", is a set of wiki sites some of which have just a handful of enthusiastic users and no editorial rigour at all. They may be useful as starting points in searching for more evidence, but they should not be trusted as an authoritative source in their own right, and more than you should trust "iloveyoyos.blogspot.com", or a post on Facebook headed "did you know?"

– IMSoP
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